The German car maker confirmed today its Amarok dual-cab ute will be the first vehicle in-line for the fix with almost 8700 models to undertake the voluntary recall process.

It says owners have been contacted via email this morning and will also receive an official letter outlining the process and inviting them to make an appointment with their local dealership.

The fix for the Amarok's 2.0-litre turbo diesel four cylinder is a simple software upgrade that it says will take no more than 30 minutes to install and at no-cost to the owner.

Volkswagen Australian confirmed in a statement that the "implementation of the measure does not lead to a deterioration of the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, engine performance, torque and vehicle acoustics and all vehicle related to the type approval remain unchanged and continue to outperform the minimum emissions requirements of both Euro4 and Euro5 standards."

It also added that other vehicles powered by the 2.0-litre EA189 diesel engine - including the popular Golf hatchback and its sedan sibling the Jetta as well as the Passat sedan and Tiguan SUV - will follow in the coming months on a model-by-model basis. A recall program for vehicles powered by a smaller 1.6-litre turbo diesel engine, which requires some hardware changes as well as the software update, will commence later in 2016.

The statement said that Volkswagen and Skoda owners that may remain unaware of whether their vehicle is involved in the recall process can check by entering their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) via a link on the official Australian websites of Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial or Skoda. Alterantively, customers can also contact a dedicated service centre on 1800 504 076.

In total, the recall will include almost 100,000 vehicles in Australia across the Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi brands.

It is a result of a massive scandal that was unearthed last year by an American university research program that alerted the US Environmental Protection Authority to false real-world emission outputs and the fitment of a cheat program within the engine computer that detected when the car was being tested on a rolling road to revert back to producing correct levels of harmful nitrous oxides.

The recall has involved more than 11 million vehicles around the world and will cost Volkswagen billions of dollars in the process, as well as potential civil legal claims and fines from the EPA and other organisations.

The Amarok is the first vehicle in line for the Volkswagen diesel emissions recall program.

Volkswagen Group Australia has begun its voluntary recall program to address vehicles affected by the global emissions matter, starting with 8,694 affected Amaroks. Other models in the program will follow in the coming months.

Owners of affected Amarok vehicles have been contacted via email this morning, and will also receive a letter from Volkswagen Group Australia, inviting them to make an appointment with their local Volkswagen dealer.

The recall will involve a software upgrade performed by a Volkswagen dealer technician in under half-an-hour, at no cost to customers.

Volkswagen Group Australia assures its customers that the implementation of the measure does not lead to a deterioration of the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, engine performance, torque and vehicle acoustics and all vehicle values related to type approval remain unchanged; and continue to outperform the minimum emissions requirements of both Euro 4 and Euro 5 standards.

Recalls for other Volkswagen Group models with 2.0 litre EA189 diesel engines will continue throughout the year, progressing model-by-model. A recall for affected 1.6 litre vehicles will commence later this year.

Volkswagen Group Australia is working closely with its national dealer network to ensure the issue is resolved for its customers as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Customers should wait until they receive a letter from Volkswagen Australia before booking a dealer appointment.

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